BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bacteriochlorophyll" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

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